[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-city-of-desire-kingdom-building":3,"chapter-city-of-desire-kingdom-building-city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-805":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","City of Desire [Kingdom Building]",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1846975,2449,"Chapter 809: Brocks Brasserie","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-805",805,"\u003Cp>Proofread by Thomas F\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage stopped on the bustling cobblestone street, and I stepped out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of me is a two-story building with arched windows and bronze lanterns, which are lit, even during the afternoon. It brings a certain charm to the building, shrouded in the colorful mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see the signboard with the menu written on it with chalk, and people dining and drinking at the tables outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could even see the inside through the crystal glass of the windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It feels casual yet refined, with uniformed waiters serving the patrons with speed and grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is Brocks Brasserie, the only legacy in the city of Owlspring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at it for a few seconds and walked toward it. People looked at me, some even recognized me. I recognized a few and nodded as I walked toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I had just reached it, a man in his early fifties came out. He is a large man with broad shoulders and an enviable jaw. He has dark brown hair and a beard that suits him quite well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Silver, thank you for gracing my humble establishment,\" greeted the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's very humble, Lord Berison,\" I replied. Making the man laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legacies could never be humble— even the most unassuming of establishments will lose its humbleness when it becomes a legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, let me show you my establishment and introduce you to some people,\" he said, and we walked inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legacy was filled with people, and not a single seat was empty. There are long tables and small tables, with people sitting crowded together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them are wealthy individuals who would never sit in such a crowded place, but in a legacy, they will do so happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to the long bar of polished bronze and enchantment where a couple of bartenders were working with grace and experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at it before closing my eyes for a moment and feeling its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every legacy is distinct, and I could feel its vision. I could also feel the power of its master. It is a pawn to a Grade IV throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is due to this that he was able to construct the upper floor above the legacy. He does not have an expansion skill. The throne does.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt eyes on me, and I nodded at a few familiar people before he took me to the floor above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, we reached the top floor and he opened the door. I walked inside and saw the room filled with people, all of whom turned toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you Lord Silver, Lord of Velvet Garden,\" announced Berison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can see you have invited a lot of familiar people, Lord Berison,\" I said, and the man laughed. \"A lot of people wanted to meet you,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see a lot of familiar people: a few merchant lords, merchants, alchemists, and many other people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have met many of them, but there are some I have not. Berison had given me this excellent opportunity to meet all these people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He led me inside, and soon we stopped in front of a man in his early forties. He is someone I know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Silver, this is Lord Garlin Luthwen, the heir of the Luthwen Salon,\" he introduced. Luthwen Salon is a Grade IV legacy, master of Brock's Brasserie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's nice to meet you again, Lord Silver,\" said the man. \"It is a pleasure, Lord Luthwen,\" I replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is Lady Yalta?\" I asked about his mother, the master of Luthwen Salon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She is great and has been asking when you are going to throw the party to celebrate the advancement of Velvet Garden,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could feel the ears turning toward us. I have not thrown the party for the legacy's advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did throw the party of victory in the war against the undead and the conquest of Gailhorn, but not of the advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will after I finish reconstruction of the legacy,\" I replied—for the first time, admitting openly that the legacy had expanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People may already assume it, but assuming it and knowing it are two completely different things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, I had confirmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have been waiting for such an opportunity. Here are important people with powerful connections; they will spread the news far and wide, before dawn the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope that is not far off?\" he asked, and I smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's going to take time, which is the reason why I am focused so much on Vanis's Tavern. Once it is completed, I will start work on the Velvet Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will begin it before that, but I will close the legacy down only after the Tavern reopens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spoke with him for a minute more and then moved on to another person. He is one alchemist, and the one who recently moved to Inam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord of Inam has been able to poach him from Tisar. He is doing that with a lot of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emotion essence I am providing him is greater than what the Brasserie gives him. I am also giving his alchemists numerous orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made him poach alchemists from other states and kingdoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My own alchemist has begun crafting the emotion essence potions, but they have not yet reached Grade IV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I also didn't have the required scale, which I am working hard on building. However, until then, I depend on merchant states, with Owlspring being one of the biggest beneficiaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Berison walked away while I started to mingle on my own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had just finished talking with one of the merchant lords when a familiar green-haired half-elf appeared in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Silver,\" he greeted. \"Alchemist Aryveson,\" I replied. It has been a while since I saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time I saw him was when I delivered the emotional essence to him, which nearly got stolen outside his store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of expressing even a hint of regret. That man even said it would have been my fault if that had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's been a while, Lord Silver,\" he said. \"It has been, Alchemist Aryveson,\" I replied. The old man and I felt the privacy covering us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you still angry with me about that incident, Lord Silver?\" he asked. I would have played a fool, but there is no need to do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, not. Alchemist Aryveson,\" I replied, and I am not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you came that time, I was going through a bad week. The recipe I had been working on was failing repeatedly, wasting a lot of resources.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was stressed and conveyed some of that on you,\" he explained without apologizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't seem like he was in a bad mood; his mood had only become bad when I had pointed out the lax security around his store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was a long time ago, Alchemist Aryveson,\" I replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I am not angry at the man, but I didn't favor him either. I didn't give him the contract for the potions, like I do with many alchemists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has asked for it many times, since my legacy had been Grade I. He even came to Greltheaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, that doesn't mean he didn't get the emotion essence. He does; he is one of the top alchemists of Owlspring, and its lord provides it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have gotten more if he had had a good relationship with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which he did not, and I have no interest in improving it. I do not need him. An alchemist better than him came to me for emotion essence and even did a better job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless he improves his skills beyond his current level, he can forget about getting any favor from me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have a good day, Alchemist Aryveson,\" I wished and walked away from him. He looked like he wanted to say something, even open his mouth, but closed it with sparks of anger flashing in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mingled with other guests, as there were many. As time passed, more came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was mingling when a handsome man in his mid-twenties appeared in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is tall and has long black hair, tied in a bun. This is not an everyday hairstyle, especially among humans. It is relatively common in orcs and some elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Silver,\" he said. \"My apologies, but I don't think we have met before,\" I replied. To that, he smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have not. I am Karos Fairlow from Orwin and Fairlow,\" he introduced, and I could see familiarity. I have met his father, not him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His family runs one of the biggest law firms in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What can I do for you, Mr. Fairlow?\" I asked. It's clear he wants something. So, I might as well ask about it directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't answer immediately. Instead, covered us in the stealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe you have someone named Ball Juras in your jail. His well-wishers have sent me to negotiate his terms of release.\" He stated that, and a surprise couldn't help but appear on my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I expected to face the attack rather than negotiations. I had even prepared for it, but I was a little disappointed when it didn't come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at him and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please tell his well-wishers that the Dominion of Greltheaven has no desire to release him until he goes through the procedures of the law,\" I replied and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is no need to waste any time on things I have no intention of doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I might have listened for another minute. If it had been his father, but I do not have to listen to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Silver,\" the man called, but I didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though a moment later. I felt his skill trying to stop me, and a spark of anger flashed in the young man's eyes, activating my skill and pushing against his skill hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, the man's eyes widened, and he shook before blood leaked out of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lost consciousness for a few seconds and would have collapsed on the floor. If not for someone catching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should be thankful that it is all I have done if I used the full power of my skill, much less my aura. The consequences would have been far graver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he did was impolite and disrespectful. I hope he takes this as a lesson and never does something like this again, especially against someone who is far more powerful than he is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt eyes on me, but I met them with a smile and resumed mingling like nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holiday Offer Activated!My Amazing Readers, dive deeper intoCity of Desire with 50% OFFyour first month or year on Patreon! Use codeHOHO50and gain early access to chapters, art, maps, chats, and behind-the-scenes story updates.\u003C\u002Fp>",1825,"2026-06-09T06:55:06.748Z",1,"novelbin.me","d2b69d69841f9fac819c85f2752decb612b7caf5a7c53ef92364a9fb1abd8340","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-806","city-of-desire-kingdom-building-chapter-804",917,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcity-of-desire-kingdom-building-cover.jpg"]